At one point during the week I asked an old political friend whether or not they intended to join the fray on a particular issue. My mate replied quickly and succinctly: the fray is the problem.
This observation is bang on, and fraying is the right concept. Fraying is the unravelling that occurs through constant abrading. That’s where we are. Australian politics has reverted to friction; to manufactured conflict. Conflict is the core of Peter Dutton’s strategy to blast himself into contention. The Liberal leader is like a bouncer on a bender, and the great unravelling of Anthony Albanese is what he seeks.
